The Zoo!

Shortly after coming to Kfar Blum, we went to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and takes a couple hours by car to get there from Kfar Blum. Jerusalem is also one of the oldest cities in the world, and is about 64 kilometres from the Mediterranean sea. The entire city is on hills, with many valleys around it. We went with our cousins ( the same ones who went kayaking with us ) and they had been planning this trip for a while.

Straight away, we went to the Jerusalem zoo.
Luckily, the zoo was close to the hotel we were staying in, so it was a quick car trip.
The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo covers around 404686 square metres of land and is rated the best, ( and only ) zoo in Jerusalem. The zoo was established in 1940 and a new aquarium is planned for the future. We stayed there the entire day and despite the heat, we saw lots of amazing animals.
Even better; there were alpacas there!                 

Alpaca Facts: Alpacas can live up to 20 years and they don't spit at humans very often.




Wolf Facts: Wolves are the largest members of the dog family and they eat large animals such as deer, elk and moose.

Leopard Facts: Leopards are super fast and can run up to 58 kilometres per hour! They love climbing trees and can leap 6 metres forward in the air. They weigh from 36 to 90 kilos, but females are slightly lighter than males.

Giraffe Facts:

Giraffes are the tallest mammals on earth and can live up to 26 years old. They only need to drink once every few days and lots of water comes 

from the plants that they eat. 

Giraffes sleep standing up and rarely lie down.

Tiger Facts: They are awesome.


We enjoyed it so much and it's not every day you get to see two wolves play tug of war with their food!

Note: 

These animal photos are from the zoo's website - 

(our camera ran out of battery halfway through.) 

http://www.jerusalemzoo.org/home-english